Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Sakthimutreeswarar Temple, Vayalanallur, Thiruvallur

Sakthimutreeswarar Temple, Vayalanallur, Thiruvallur

Sakthimutreeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple
dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Vayalanallur in Thiruvallur District of
Tamil Nadu. The Temple is located at a walkable distance from Vayalanallur
Murugan Temple. Presiding Deity is called as Sakthimutreeswarar and he is
represented by big Shiva Linga. This idol belongs to Chola period. The idols of
Nandi and Goddess are new and the temple structure is also modern-day
structure. An old idol of Surya, which was discovered in an excavation, is also
found in this temple.

Several deities have been found while excavating
around the original site of the Sakthimutreeswarar temple out of which a Bhairavar
has been installed in the Vishnu temple and the Surya placed next to the Sakthimutreeswarar.
The three inscriptions of this temple, two from the time of Parthivendravarman
and one from Rajaraja I have disappeared along with the original temple and
several deities that stood there. The Sakthimutreeswarar temple has since
been rebuilt in a small way, and the deity has found a secure place inside the
sanctum.

The
Temple is located at about 200 meters from Vayalanallur Bus Stop, 100 meters
from Vayalanallur Koil Bus Stop, 2 Kms from Kolappancheri, 7 Kms from Thirumazhisai,
7 Kms from Pattabiram, 7 Kms from Poonamallee, 25 Kms from Thiruvallur, 6 Kms
from Pattabiram Railway Station, 35 Kms from Chennai Central Railway Station,
30 Kms from Chennai Airport and 26 Kms from Chennai. This temple is on the road
connecting the Bangalore highway and Pattabiram and connected by MTC buses. The
temple is about 2 Kms from Kolappancheri. From Kolappancheri head North. Pass
Chokkanallur bus stand and turn right. The temple is on the left. Bus route 54C
from Poonamallee to Thandarai is available once an hour.